Moray Council - Trading Standards Fees
Trading Standards charges for the Financial years 2025/26 & 2026/27
Notes:-
1. Delays caused by the customer which are reasonably foreseeable and preventable will be charged at hourly rate.
2. Out of Hours Work before 8am or after 6pm, Monday to Friday, or any time on a Saturday - 50% to be added to fee and call out charge. Sundays and bank holidays work - 100% to be added to fee and call out charge.
3. Work carried out under the Measuring Instruments (EEC Requirements) Regs 1988 is not subject to VAT.
4. For any services or items not listed, please contact Trading Standards for a quote.
Weights and Measures
| Item | Cost 2025/2026 | Cost 2026/2027 |
|
Measuring Instruments for Liquid Fuels and Lubricants: Per nozzle Testing of Credit Card acceptor (per unit regardless of number of nozzles) |
£111.00 £146.00 |
£116.00 £153.00 |
|
Weights submitted for test: Weights not exceeding 25kg (first) (others) |
£16.00 £10.00 |
£17.00 £10.50 |
|
Weighing Instruments Not exceeding 15kg Not exceeding 100kg Not exceeding 2 tonnes Exceeding 2 tonnes Exceeding 2 tonnes Cost recovery for hire of Weighbridge Testing Unit |
£47.00 £73.00 £109.00 £292.00 By quotation (full cost recovery) |
£49.00 £76.50 £114 £306 By quotation (full cost recovery) |
| Public Weighbridge Operator Competence Test and Certificate | £88.00 | £92.00 |
|
Road Tanker - Liquid Fuel Measuring Instrument above 100 Litres: Wet Hose (2 testing liquids) Wet Hose (3 testing liquids) |
£147.00 £221.00 |
£154.00 £232.00 |
|
Other Services Certificate of Errors or Calibration Certificate on Test of weighing/measuring equipment |
£62.00 |
£65.00 |
|
Hire of weights per day Quantity not exceeding 205kg Quantity exceeding 205kg |
£18.00 £52.00 |
£19.00 £44.00 |
|
Hourly rate and minimum call out charge for services not listed above: Trading Standards Officer Support Officer |
£91.00 £52.00 |
£95.00 £54.00 |
Petroleum, Explosives and Fireworks - Licenses and Registrations
Fees will be the maximum prescribed by the Health and Safety (Fees) Regulations in force at the time of issue.